Best dressed at the Oscars 2012

Our Hollywood counterparts were at the red carpet weighing in on what George, Brad, Jean, and the rest were wearing

Our Hollywood counterparts were at the red carpet weighing in on what George, Brad, Jean, and the rest were wearing

George Clooney George and Giorgio (Armani, that is) meet up again for another red carpet go-around and what else would we expect? The guy looks great. George goes for the reliable notch lapel silhouette he seems to favor.

Jonah Hill Points to Hill for the shawl collar and going for a trimmer tux than the Golden Globes. The black on black (on black) pairing might not have been our first choice for the young actor.

Christopher Plummer Plummer goes for the velvet dinner jacket with grosgrain trim and on any other nominee this might look ridiculous, but on him it looks perfectly elegant.

Pharrell The three-piece tuxedo isn’t something most men could pull off but when you have as much swagger as Pharrell here, you can pretty much write your own red carpet ticket.

Zachary Quinto Quinto gets things started with a cool shawl collar, abbreviated bow tie, and some serious specs that make us wonder if he wasn’t hanging out with LeBron and Dwyane this weekend.

Diddy Diddy goes for the sleek peak lapel that features matte black lapel and bow tie combo that we’re digging.

Colin Firth 2011’s Best Actor killed it all red carpet season long last year and turns up in Tom Ford again this time, looking like he hasn’t lost any steam.

Brad Pitt Pitt continues the campaign to reign in his wide lapels from last year and shows up in a slim peak lapel number that looks a lot like his Golden Globes effort. This is how a modern movie star dresses.

Gary Oldman The three-piece is making power moves tonight and Oldman follows suit, literally, in this bespoke Paul Smith. The slim satin trim on the lapels is a nice touch and separates him from the shiny lapel pack.

Jean Dujardin We’re not saying Jean is following our advice, but we did call it on the beefier bow tie. The actor goes for a tux with movie star sized lapels that we would warn most to not try at home.

Bradley Cooper We could go into the just-right navy color or the hand-tied bow tie but we should just say Cooper kills it, ’cause it’s true.

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